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By Christy David | ICC News report | January 10 2024
OGONI Land Commemorates 31st OGONI Day with Renewed Calls for Environmental Justice.
OGONI Land, Nigeria – On January 4, 2024, OGONI communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria came together to commemorate the 31st OGONI Day, marking three decades since the start of the OGONI struggle for environmental justice and the respect of indigenous rights.
The annual OGONI Day serves as a solemn reminder of the environmental devastation faced by the Ogoni people due to decades of oil exploration and exploitation in their land by multinational companies. The event also provides a platform for the Ogoni community to restate their demands for a clean and healthy environment.
During the commemoration, which took place under the theme "Remembering Our Past, Shaping Our Future," thousands of Ogoni men, women, and youth gathered at Bane, the hometown of the late environmental activist and OGONI icon, Ken Saro-Wiwa. Saro-Wiwa, along with eight other Ogoni leaders, was executed by the Nigerian government in 1995
